FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from Dunite Playgrounds Information Desk
July 18, 2012
Release #12-226
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 666-2539
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
(NOTE: THIS RECALL NOTICE is being provided as a service to sport and athletic consumers. DunRite does not provide this equipment. )
Trampolines Recalled by Panline USA Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to
resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: Alex (r) Model 786X Little Jumpers
Trampoline
Units: About 8,000
Importer: Panline USA Inc., Northvale, N.J.
Hazard: The handlebar can break, causing a fall hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None.
Description: The product is a small, toddler-sized
trampoline with a yellow and blue colored handlebar over the top of the
trampoline for toddlers to hold on to while jumping. The trampoline has a blue
mat and orange pads with different colored circles printed onto the pads,
yellow legs and blue feet. A white label is sewn into the underside of the
orange pads which has "786X Little Jumpers Trampoline" printed above
the bar code. This recall involves trampolines with the codes 21011-P0003070,
21011-P0003246, 25511-P0003071, 27811-P0003372, 29811-P0003373 and
34211-P0003375. This code is printed underneath the barcode.
Sold at: Independent specialty toy and retail stores from
January through March 2012 for about $100.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the product
immediately and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a replacement
trampoline.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the
firm at (800) 666-2539 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or
visit the firm's website at www.alextoys.com/safety
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures
of the recalled product, please go to:
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